diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index aa94294..607a37a 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
   * Update path to global dillorc in README.Debian to current value.
   * Document in README.Debian how to disable dillo's debug messages.
+  * Declare compliance with Debian Policy 3.9.8.
 
  -- Axel Beckert <abe@debian.org>  Fri, 13 May 2016 14:31:49 +0200
 
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index def4fa1..d0f36f7 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 Section: web
 Priority: extra
 Maintainer: Axel Beckert <abe@debian.org>
-Standards-Version: 3.9.6
+Standards-Version: 3.9.8
 Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 9~),
                dh-autoreconf,
                dpkg-dev (>= 1.16.1~),